Church App Guide
Church Apps for Members Who Live Abroad
When members move to another country, the relationship with their church does not necessarily end. Many continue watching services, reading church updates and following the teaching from wherever they live.
Start with the reason your members open the app
A church app can contain many things: events, announcements, sermons, giving and communication. Those can be useful. But if your church wants members to follow the Scripture being taught on Sunday, that experience should be easy to find and easy to use.
Make Scripture useful during the live service
The most important moment for Scripture sharing is often the moment the pastor says, “Open your Bible to…” Members who are abroad or watching online should be able to follow the same passage without searching through several screens.
Serve the whole congregation, not only the room
Your church building may be in Lagos, but your congregation may include people living in London, Toronto, Houston, Berlin or elsewhere. A useful church app should support the church's digital congregation without pretending that the online member is physically in the room.
Keep the experience simple
Members should not need technical knowledge to follow Scripture. The pastor teaches. The church shares the passage. Members read the same passage wherever they are.
How Holy Bible King approaches it
Holy Bible King is built around the Scripture being taught by the pastor. The app helps the pastor share his live Bible verse to the phones of the congregation at home and abroad, so members can follow the same Scripture during the service.